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Re:One of the Earliest Industrial Spies Was a French Mission... by slackerjack on Monday May 01, 2017 @03:22AM (#14236089)
Weren't the Dutch even earlier with [Delftware](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delftware)?

Weird to not even mention the Dutch.

Re:One of the Earliest Industrial Spies Was a French Mission... by pyrale on Monday May 01, 2017 @03:43AM (#14236150)
> After much experimenting they managed to make a thin type of earthenware which was covered with a white tin glaze. Although made of low-fired earthenware, it resembled porcelain amazingly well."

They did not produce porcelain, but a product designed to look like it.